The Human Face Of Big Data - 2014 - 5/10

One of those docs that arouses my skepticism.
52 minutes of earnest, very, very idealistic souls talking of the miracles of data mining.
We can track diseases! Governments will be better serve citizens!
Neighborhoods will be more efficient and cleaner!
Society will grow closer, we shall be oh-so happy!
Good thing, too, for the 1,000,000,000 additional planet dwellers predicted within a generation.
At the 40 minute mark, there are a few remarks about the downsize of correlating and exploiting.
But, hey, that only lasts for 6 minutes, then back to smiling utopia!
The majority of speakers are affluent, privileged souls, living in the sheltered bubble.
I suspect few of them would permit the lower orders into their community.
Nor would they allow the children of dirt to attend the same schools as their own offspring.
(One phrase I have heard, “They just can’t keep up. It’s sad.”)
No dictators, totalitarian leaders, or government spy agencies were interviewed, either.
Dark souls who apply data information to … well … you know where I’m going with this.